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Johnesha Monae Perry put her 20-month-old son in his stroller early Sunday afternoon and left her downtown Allentown apartment, walking two blocks south to Hamilton Street before turning left. Shortly after 1 p.m. on that sunny day, the 19-year-old mother crossed the Jordan Creek and continued up onto the Hamilton Street Bridge over the Lehigh River. There, at 1:38 p.m., she stopped. She took her toddler and sat him up on the railing and kissed his forehead, police said. Then, police said, she pushed him off and the boy plunged about 52 feet into the water. Witnesses told police that before jumping in herself, Perry said it was her "time." But Perry survived the fall and...

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Salisbury Township Police and the Allentown Bomb Squad were at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Thursday after a suspicious package was reported on the first floor of the Kasych Family Pavilion. The package was determined to be harmless.

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Employees who provide housekeeping services at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest have joined the Teamsters union.By a 129-71 vote, the workers have become part of Allentown-based Teamsters Local 773, union trustee Brian Taylor said Friday. He said they...

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A 3-year-old Allentown girl died Friday night after falling from a fourth-floor window at Seventh and Turner streets in Allentown, according to police. Her 5-year-old sister remains in critical condition.
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Richard A. Anderson stepped out of the white tent packed with public officials, hospital administrators and doctors on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony, and took in the scene before him on a sunny late-April afternoon.
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GRACE MORO
Has joined Better Homes and Gardens Wilkins Associates, as a salesperson. Moro, who attended the Pocono Real Estate Academy, completed the required courses and passed the State exam.
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DR. CAROLYN...

Johnesha Monae Perry put her 20-month-old son in his stroller early Sunday afternoon and left her downtown Allentown apartment, walking two blocks south to Hamilton Street before turning left.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on that sunny day, the 19-year-old...

A 19-year-old Allentown mother and her 1-year-old son were in serious condition Sunday afternoon after the mother threw the boy over the Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown, and then jumped herself, in an attempted murder-suicide.Witnesses told...

Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced four new holders of endowed chairs supporting education and research in specific fields of medicine.
One of the chairs — the Auxiliary of Lehigh Valley Hospital Endowed Chair in Cancer — is new. Its inaugural...

About 39,500 people are diagnosed each year with oral cancer each year, according to The American Cancer Society.
And about 7,500 people die as a result of these cancers. Like with other forms of cancer, early detection is crucial. Lehigh Valley Health...

A 53-year-old homeless man sleeping in a trash container was crushed to death Friday after being tossed into the back of a garbage truck in downtown Allentown, police said.The man yelled for help, alerting the truck driver, who pulled over behind the...

STACI SAEGERHas been promoted to Director of Marketing at NAI Summit. In her role Saeger designs and manages the marketing efforts for both the brokerage of available properties in the portfolio as well as the promotion of NAI Summit's property...

Eggs are bad. That's what we've been told for years — that they are loaded with artery-clogging cholesterol and fat, and should be eaten sparingly.
Now, there are some big cracks developing in that thinking.
The nation's top nutritional advisory panel...

For some, heart disease rears its ugly head with sudden, disabling pain.
For others, it is hidden, building slowly, often causing a person to ignore the symptoms or dismiss them as something less serious like heartburn or general fatigue.
Regardless...

More than 140 people in 14 states, including Pennsylvania, have contracted measles so far this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2014, 644 people in the United States were reported as having measles, the...

LAUREN L. SORRENTINOhas been named a Member of the firm at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. She has been an associate attorney with in the firm's Pennsylvania office since 2012.Lauren is Chair of the Norris McLaughlin & Marcus...